Forest Gate railway station

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	Footage of the aftermath of the 1953 train crash near Forest Gate – British Pathé

Forest Gate
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	Forest Gate railway station in 2007
	Forest Gate Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
Location	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	TfL Rail
Station code	FOG
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
OSI	Wanstead Park
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	2.835 million
2018–19	2.981 million
2019–20	3.355 million
2020–21	1.424 million
2021–22	2.675 million
Key dates
1840	Opened
1843	Closed
31 May 1846	Re-opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
Coordinates	51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494°N 0.0242°E
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Forest Gate is a Elizabeth line station on the Great Eastern Main Line located in Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in fare zone 3.

The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by Transport for London. Train services call at Forest Gate as part of the Shenfield – Liverpool Street stopping service, operated as part of the Elizabeth line. Eventually, the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Liverpool Street to Paddington and onwards to Reading and Heathrow Airport.

History

Forest Gate station first opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway, a year after the line was built, but was closed in 1843, before re-opening on 31 May 1846 following pressure from local residents.

Accidents and incidents

On 24 May 1953, at around 4 a.m., three members of train crew were injured in a collision between a freight train and a staff train that occurred east of Forest Gate station. A London-bound freight train that had started out at the Goodmayes goods yard was crossing from the electric line over to the main line when a staff train bound for the Gidea Park sidings passed a signal at danger and collided with the goods train at a speed of about 35 mph. A Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation report blamed the driver of the Gidea Park train for his failure to "pay attention to signals".^[4]

Services

All services from Forest Gate are operated by Elizabeth Line.

8 tph to Paddington
8 tph to Shenfield

Preceding station	Elizabeth line			Following station
Maryland towards Paddington		Elizabeth line		Manor Park towards Shenfield

Crossrail Improvements

New Class 345 trains were phased into service, and they are over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, necessitating the extension of Forest Gate's platforms. Other enhancements included three new lifts providing access to all platforms, improved lighting and signage, help points, and new ticket machines and gates within a refurbished ticket hall.

Connections

London Buses routes 58, 308 and 330 serve the station.^[5]

The station is 360 yards (330 m) from Wanstead Park station, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.^[6]

References

^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation (1953). "Report on the Collision which occurred on 24th May 1953 between Forest Gate and Manor Park" (PDF). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office – via Railways Archive.
^ "Buses from Forest Gate" (PDF). TfL. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ National Rail Timetable Archived 22 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine Page 46

External links

Train times and station information for Forest Gate railway station from National Rail
Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-3] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[4] Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation (1953). "Report on the Collision which occurred on 24th May 1953 between Forest Gate and Manor Park" (PDF). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office – via Railways Archive.

[5] "Buses from Forest Gate" (PDF). TfL. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[6] National Rail Timetable Archived 22 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine Page 46

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